Magneto-electric generator



1,477,843 E. B. NoWosu-:LSKI

Dec. 18 1923.

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E. B. NOWOSlELSKl MAGNET@ ELECTRIC GEN EEEE OR Filed March l2 1920 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 /NVENT A TTUH/VEY Dec. 18, 1923. 1,477,843

E. B. NowoslELsKl MAGNETO ELECTRIC GENERATOR Filed March l2, 1920 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 A TTOR/VE Y Patented like. 18, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFElcE.

EDWARIDB. NOWOSIELSKI, 0F BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO SPLITDORF ELECTRICAI COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

MAGNETO-ELECTRIC GENRATOR. j i

'To all whom itl/mty concern.'

Be it known that l, EDWARD B. NowosiEL- snr, a citizenbf the United States, residing at No. 1 Clearfield Avenue, Bloomlield, in the county of Essex, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Magneto-Electric Generators, ot' which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the igures or' reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to electric generators, more particularly ot the magneto 'type as are customarily used for ignition l purposes in connection with internal combustion engines. l l

It is the principal object of my invention to provide an electric generator-.of the ignition type which will be highly eliifcient in its operation, relatively simple in its con struction and hence easy to manufacture. ln magnetos having armatures of the ySiemens, type, the armatures are hard to wind on account of the great precaution that must be taken to insulate the high tension winding from the iron around which the winding is placed; armatures of this type arealso subject to rotational forces and are therefore more apt to give trouble than stationary windings. Such armatures are also subject to accumulations of water, dirt, dust, etc., and break down more 'frequently than do stationary windings that are given 1a. reasonable amount ot' care in assembling.

In the electrical generator to be `described and .claimed herein, the generating coil is stationary and is placed within the arch ot' the magnets and is completely enclosed by the magnets and end plates and therefore is fully protected from all injurious agents.

I do not claim broadly to be the lirst to mount the generating coil within the arclrot the magnetsV as this construction is i'ully set forth in the Dixie type magnetos as illustrated by Mason yPatent 1,226,233, issued May 15, 1917.' lIt will be noted, however, that in the Dixie t pe of magneto above-referred to, the axis o the generating coil is at right angles to the axisotthe rotating member; also'the magnets are arranged in planes parallel with the axis of the rotating member, while in my construction the axis ol? the generatingV coil is parallel with the axis of the rota-ting member and magnets are arranged at right angles to the arrangement of the Dixie type magnetos or they are placed on the magnetos similarly as inthe ordinary Siemens armature type of machine. My arrangement of the generating coil is very advantageous for there is more room lengthwise ot' the machine than crosswise as in the Dixie type, and I can build my coils larger and get a greater output. This is a particularly valuable feature in building a two spark machine, that is, one which delivers two high tension sparks simultaneously from the same coil.

In the applicationl Serial No. 336,174 tiled November 6, 1919, by J. K. Leibing there is shown and described ways and means for arranging the magnets and co-operating pole pieces in such a way as to materially increase the etliciency of the electrical generator. I have utilized this highly important feature in thev generator described in this application and by combining it with my special construction and arrangement of the generating coil and core and co-operating polepieces, distributing circuit breaker, etc., I have produced an ignition generator in which the elliciency is exceedingly high, much more than in other types of magnetos of which I am aware.

In the relatively stationary coil ignition generators, that is to say, one in which the coil does not rotate but which may be adjustableA 'for timing purposes certain objections have been found. in the constructional feature by which the coil structure is moved by the timing lever and in order to remove this constructional' difficulty a fixed coil or a ixed spark machine has been used -for many purposes, theadvance being taken care` of by setting the ignition a fixed numberof degrees in advance of the engine pistons.

. The design discussed herein contemplates va magneto having a fixed coil with an adjustable breaker box for timing purposes. The generator is so efficient that even with the breaker box in'retarded position whereby the inductors of the rotary members are some distance from the magnetic pole pieces, a hot spark is produced at speeds lower than an engine can operate; this then is another feature of my invention.

Another object ot my invention is to provide attachment means to the breaker box (lll .the annexed drawings talren in any posi vers, that the brealrer which can, be quickly adjiusted tor tion oi the engine operatin;ad is to say, the advance lever on bon is et universal type.

Another obj ect or nay invention is to provide distributor bloclr and j associated mechanism and a circuit brealrer allA coinpletely enclosed ivi-thin a siinple housingl or chamber so that these parts are protected t'rorny dirt, Water and other harmful agencies and rnay be readily gotten at by vthe removal of a single cover plate.

Y @ther and lirther objects will be apparent to one skilled in the art after a. study oi connection with the specifications.

lin the drawings lligure l is a side view of my electric generator with the magnets brolren away to show the generating coil in Working position;

Figure 2 is a per. pective view ot the rotorl housing, showing in Idotted lines one 'olii the magnets in position.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the lines 3--3 oli lligure Qt. Figure l is a detail oit the cover lor covering the magnets and holding them in position on lthe rotor housing.

Figure 5 shows clamp used with the cover ot llignre Ll lor holding the saine in position on the generator.

' Figure 6 is a view of the rotating member. lligure Z is a view -on the lines 7-7 of lligure tl between two oi thel inductor laininations.. up* Figure@ is a view of the driving shalt or* the rotable member.

Figure 9 is a right hand 'end View nre l but with theA covered plate removed.

Figure l() is a View of the? cover plate rernoved Jlirointhe end plate shown in Figure 9'.

Figure ll is a perspective Viewv oi tne `nfiaterial is extruded through apertures breaker bon.

Figure l2 is a section on the line 12,-12 ol lligure 9.

lligure i3 is 'a plan vievv or the coil heads showing holes lor the conductors leading iroin the coil.

Referring novv to the details wherein lilre numbers refer to corresponding parts in the various views, l is a base or housinal structure Within Which 'the rotor 2 is positioned, being supported on bearings at either end., one ot said bearings 6 being shown carried by the end platel, that is adapted to be fastened to the housing in any suitable manner such as by screws engaging holes l. 'llhe other end plate is indicated at 5. Supported on the end plate 3 and preferably overlapping housing l isa supplemental plate 7, the upper end ci which rests against the magnets 23 and is also engaged by the cover plate 27 as will be clearly seen inA Figure l. The supplemental plate 7 is 'fastened to the end plate 3 by a screvv 8 pole pieces.

of Fig- 'A Winding.

which is hollow and serves an oil duct leading troni the chamber above tno head the screw down adjacent to the bearing t3.

fr lid 9 'fastened to plate Z covers the oil chamber vleading to the screw d. arried on the top part ot the housing l are tivo coil pole-pieces l0 and ll which are arranged longitudinally but spaced apart as indicated by l2. these pole-pieces are dat on top and of relatively large area to provide contact suriacesior the enlarged polar areas ll and le ci the core 15 which is shaped and carries the generating coil lo which preterably consists et a high and lorY tension winding such as is ordinarily used in a high terr.

While the coil with its pole piece inay be re moved and easily replaced in position, leaving the magnetic circuit as it was before bev tween the rotating elements and the coil The heads off the genera or' coll l@ are preferably niade ll shape so the arrns entend down around the polar areas il?) and las indicated in'Figure l, inV

' from the pole-pieces l0 and ll and polar areas i3 and la through the core l5 embraced by the coil i6 while an insulating member i9 is placed between i8 and the l prefer to rnonld theinsulating part 19 to the magnetic partiti so that during the moulding process a portion oi the moulded 'formed in the magnetic portion7 the holes in the magnetic portion being oi such a char acter that heads 68 are formed on the eirtiuded portion ci the insulating material,

thereby in effect forming rivets to bind the with a horizontal plane and passing through i leakagel 'troni these pole-pieces to any niagnetic .metal on ywhich the machine may be placech. is substantially eliminated. "lhe pole-pieces Q0 and 2l are shouldered as inao I dicated and 24 to receive magnets 23 which from the structure indicated make contact on their ends with the pole pieces 20 and 21 as well as on the inner parts of the legs'of the magnets, the advantages of which construction I have hereinbefore referredto and which are described in the said Leibing application. The pole pieces 2O and 21 extend substantially the full length of the base of the housirwP 1 as will be seen from Figure 2, which preferably engage the laminations in pole-pieces 10 and 11 and 2O and 21 in such a manner that magnetic Iflux will not have to cross the gap between laminations, but will tra'velv in the individual laminationsl themselves.

The base 1 has recess 25 on either side to receive projection 26 that is punched inwardly on the cover plate 27 used to cover the magnet 23. The plate 27 is held in position by a clamping member 28 which vtits within the'recess by punching out the proL jection 26 so that when the cover plate is in an assembled position there are no screws projecting therefrom buty a smooth finished surface is presented.

The rotor 2 has a shaft 29 reduced in diameter at 30 for a portion of its length in order to increase the distance between the shaft and the inductors carried thereby. A part of this shaft is fiat-tened off at 31 for the purpose of gripping the metal 36 preferably cast around the shaft. *As shown in Figure 6 the rotor carries around its periphery two sets of inductors, one set being indicated by 32 and 33 and the other set by 34 and 35. The two sets are spaced apart from each other as indicated at 37 and are.

angularly displaced one setto the other by an angle of 90. The laminations are preferably moulded on to the shaft by means of a non-magnetic metal 36, being locked thereon in any suitable manner such as the construction as shown in 'Figure V7 which is a view on the line 7-7 of Figure 6 taken between two laminations. It will be understood, of course, that the shaft 29 may be made altogether of non-magnetic metal such as bronze or" suitable composition, but the construction shown is particularly adapted for the use of steel. In the arrangement of the pole pieces 20 and 21 so that they are cut by a horizontal plane passing through the rotor shaft near the center of their arcuate faces, and the arrangement of the arcuate length of the inductors on the rotor shaft being just sufficient to extend `from one magnet pole piece to the other with substantially no overlap, enables rapid flux changes of the coil 16 to take place. It is well known that the amount of overlap, that is to say, the amout by which the armature pole tips` or inductors bridge the magneto pole pieces, serves to alter the wave form of the electric generator and thereby the maximum peak value. A higher peak value usually being obtained when the overlap is substantially nil.' lVhen the overlap is considerable, a certain portion of the flux is shunted out of the coil core before'the reversal due to the inductors being rotated to a position whereby they are excited by poles of opposite polarity. In the case of no overlap, as the inducto-rs pass from the pole lof one polarity to thejother, the reversal takes place at once and the magnetic flux in the coil core instead of dying out gradually is forced out by the reverse direction of linx; hence the rate of change of flux throughthe coil core is a'maximum under this condition, producing a higher peak voltage. In the construction herein shown and described vwhere ,the overlap is substantiallynil forv one set of inductors, the

flux is barely started on its shunted path before the reverse flux is brought into action and a relatively high voltage wave is obtained. One functionof a large overlapv is to prevent the magnetic circuit of the magnets being open, but this danger is obviated in my construction by the fact that when one set of inductors is in the position ofextending from the pole piece 20 to 21 under the coil pole piece l0 the set of inductors 34 and 35 on the rear end ofthe rotor form a bridge through the medium of the coil pole piece 11 so that the magnetic circuit is never entirely broken.

The end plate 5 is constructed with va chamber, within the upper part of which a distributer block 38 is mounted, being held within the said chamber in any suitable manner as by screws 39. The distributer block shown is suitable for a four cylinder engine, the connections being made to the terminal posts of the block by contacts 40. The conductors 78 come out of the distributer block by way of grooves 79 and'bushigs 80 which are preferably of soft rubber set in plate 5. Carried in a suitable bearing (not shown) on the plate 5 is th'e usual distributer gear that is operated driving pinion 41 carried on the shaft of the rotor. Associated with the distributer gear and the distributer block is a distributer finger 43, the same being held to the gear by screws 42 which also serve as one terminal of a safety gap, the other terminal of which is indicated at 47 and connection being made between the points 47 and electrode 45 having contacts with an electrical conductor 67 sisting in timing the generato-r with the engine.

Mounted in the lower part ot the chamber oi plate 5 is the breaker' box mechanism generally indicated by the numeral L18. An adjustable contact 5() is carried on the block i9 sujwported on the box i8 but insulated therefrom. '.lhe movable breaker armv 51,

. carrying the bumper 52 adapted tol be enthe movable breaker arm will allowthe'saine Cil CPI

4 erating levers used for controlling the po- .erating cam.

to respond tov high rotative speeds ot the oplt. 'will be noted that while l have shown a two1obe cam,V the rotor shown in Figure (i is capable ot producing l'our current impulses on the coil 16 for each revolution, but the number otimpulses is controlled by the type ot cam used. Since the distributer indicated is Jfor a iour cylinder engine only twosparks per revolution are required, and hence a two lobe cam is used. Conductor 57 is shown leading `from the terminal l19 and this goes to a condenser carried within the chamber of plate 5, but since it is behind the distributer block it is not shown. Another conductor 59 leads from the terminal block 49 to the Coil 16, and another conductor 81 leads to a terminal post 58 that is wired to a control switch on the dash. rlhe chamber of the end plate 5 is closed by a cover GO having a rim 61 adapted to engage the flange 62. The plate 60 carries an insulator 63 having a thrust member 6st adapted to engage the end of the conductor 45 to hold the distributer finger i3 in correct position. Spring 65 is used to give proper adjustable movement to member Gat. 0n certain types of ignition generators where it is desired to bring put the high tension lead the thrust member G4 may take the form ot' a Contact brush as will bewell understood.

The lower part of cover 69 carries a stub shaft 69, on one end of which is fastened a lever 7() being clamped thereto in' any suitable manner as by set screw 71, by which construction it will be understood that the upper end ot the lever 70 may be set in any desired position, to be engaged by the op `sition ottheispark; and since the lever 70 ,ay be quickly adjusted to any position it is universal in its applicaton. To the inner end of the stub shatt 69 is connected a vbell crank lever T2, the end oit which 73 is adapted to engage a slot Zet in the breaker box a8 to rotate the same on the bearing surface 75 which cooperates with a suitable bearing surface on the plate 5. Movement of the breaker box 4:8 is limited by slot 76 engaging the stop pin (not shown) carried by plate 5. j

The cover plate 60 is preferably held to the cover plate 5 by quick detachable means such as springs 92, so that when these springs are actuated the whole ot the plate 60 may be removed and the entire distributer and circuit, breaker revealed for inspection ot operation, etc. rlthe conductors leading to the distributer and circuit breaker are not disturbed and the machine can Jfunction within plain sight of the observer. in the usual form ot ignition generator' the distributervblock itself mustbe removed in order to get at the distributer tinger, and ot course this at once puts the machine out ot commis sion, while my construction is such that the entire block itself is covered up away "from injurious agents but may be uncovered witlr out disturbing its function, and since the track for the distributer brush is in plain sight when the cover plate 60 is removed, all parts with the possible exception of the condenser, are open for instant inspection.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, lt do not wish to be limited to the exact details shown and described, as it is understood that these may be varied to a great extent without departing from the spirit ot' my invention and scope ot my appended claims. Having thus described my invention what l claim, is,

1. ein electric generator including a rotary inductor housed within'a base structure l'iaving two sets ot' stationary pole pieces, one set having the pole pieces constituting the set arranged on opposite sides of a vertical plane passing through the axis ot rotation of said inductor but cut by a horizontal plane passing through said axis near the center ot their arcuate faces, said one set ot pole pieces being inclined at an Aangle with reference to said vertical plane and also being shouldered for the reception ot' perma nent. magnets,'and the other set arranged on the same side ot said horizontal plane but longitudinally spaced apart, permanent magnets associated with and iitting the shoulders on the iirst set ot pole-pieces and a current generating coil in fixed relationship to the last mentioned set ot pole pieces and adapted' to be acted upon by the magnetic tiux through said pole pieces.

2. :in electric generator including a. rotary inductor housed within a base structure having two sets ot stationary pole pieces, one set having the pole pieces constituting the set arranged on. opposite sides of a vertical plane passing through the axis of` rotation of said inductor said one set of pole pieces being laminated and positioned in the base structure at an angle and being shouldered to present horizontal and vertical portions to magnets, and the other set arranged on the same side of a horizontal plane passing through the axis of rotation of said inductor, said pole pieces having fiat exterior surfaces, and being longitudi nally spaced apart, magnets associated with and fittingthe shoulders on the first set of pole pieces and a current generating coil having a core with enlarged polar area to engage said fiat exterior surfaces and means for holding said 'coil in fixed relationship to said fiat pole pieces. i

3.'An electric generator including a rotary inductor housed within a base structure having two sets of stationary pole pieces, one set having the pole pieces constituting the set shouldered and arranged on opposite sides of a vertical plane passing through the axis of rotation of said inductor but cut by a horizontalplane passing through said axis near the center of their arcuate faces and the other setlarranged on the same side of said horizontal plane but longitudinally spaced apart, magnets associated with the first set of pole-pieces and fitting saidshoulders and a current generating coil having a U-Shaped core with enlarged polar'areas held in fixed relationship with the last mentioned pole-pieces.

v4. In an electric generator, abase structure carrying two sets of pole pieces, a rotary member supported by and within said base, one set of said pole pieces having the pole pieces constituting the set shouldered and arranged on opposite sides of a vertical plane passing through the axis of rotation of said rotary member and extending longitudinally of said base structure for the major portion of its length, and the other set arranged longitudinally on the same side of a horizontal plane passing through the said axis of rotation but spaced apart, a current generating coil having a core with polar projections held in fixed relationship to the last mentioned pole pieces, magnets associated with and fitting said shoulders of the first set of pole pieces', said rotary member having inductor members arranged in spaced relationship in pairs 180 apart on opposite ends thereof, one pair being angularly displaced 90 from the other pair whereby inductors 90 apart on opposite ends of the rotary member produce flux changes through said coil.

5. ln an electric generator, a base structure carrying two sets of pole pieces, a rotary member housed within said base structure, one set of said pole pieces having its pole pieces shouldered and arranged on 0pposite sides of a vertical planepassing through the axis of rotation of said rotary member but a considerable distance from the bottom of the base and extending lengthwise of the base structure for the greater part of its length and the other set arranged longitudinally in line equidistant from the pole pieces of the first set but spaced apart from each other, a current generating coil having a U shaped core with enlarged polar areas in fixed relationship to the last mentioned pole pieces, .magnets associated with and vfitting said shoulders of the first pair of pole pieces, said rotary member having inductors varranged thereon so that a plurality of fiux changes maybe produced through said coil for each revolution of the rotary member. y

6. In an electric generator, a base structure carrying two sets of fixed-pole pieces, 'one set of pole pieces being arranged in spacedrelationship in tandem in the top of the base structure and the other set of pole 'pieces being arranged on opposite sides of the base structure approximately 90- from the first set of pole pieces and awayfrom'theobottom of the base, a current generating coil having a core with enlarged pieces being 'arranged on opposite sides of the base structure approximately 90 from the first set of pole pieces and away from the bottom of the base, a current generating coil having al core with enlarged polar areas held in fixed relationship to the first set of pole pieces, 4permanent magnets carried by said base structure so 'as vto be engaged by the second set of pole pieces on their ends and inner faces and a rotary member carrying two sets of 180 spaced indicators in opposite ends thereof, each set'being angularly displaced 90 with reference tothe other set as and for the purpose described.

8. A magneto electric generator including a rotary member having a drive shaft with non-magnetic material anchored ther .o and inductors securely fastened to the outer portions of the nonmagnetic material, said inductors being arranged 180 apart in spaced pairs on opposite ends of the rotary member, one pair being angularly displaced 90 with reference to the other pair; a housing for said rotary member, said housing carrying at the top a pair of fixed flat.`

pole pieces arranged in tandem but spaced apart anda second pair 'of pole pieces exrying inductors for distributing the magnetic flux. from the magnet pole pieces to said coil pole pieces, said coil having U shaped flux gathering heads with insulating members presented toward Said coil moulded to said heads in such a manner that rivetsv are formed of the insulating material, a

part of said rivets being used as bushings for conductors leading from said coil Windings, said heads extending over and embracing said olaz' areas as and for the .purpose described.

In testimom7 whereof I affix my signature.

EDWARD B. NOWOSIELSKI. 

